^ a b c Barraclough, Leo (8 February 2017).Persecution of black people in Nazi Germany.Glen Kenny of The New York Times criticized the film for 'romanticization of Nazis'. The website's consensus reads, ' Where Hands Touch is noteworthy for its exploration of a little-discussed corner of World War II, even if its story leaves something to be desired in the telling.' On Metacritic the film has a score of 44% based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 43%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. It was released in the United States on 14 September 2018 by Vertical Entertainment. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2018.

On, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired the international distribution rights to the film, excluding select territories in Europe and Australia. Principal photography on the film began in November 2016 and wrapped up in December 2016 after shooting took place in Belgium (Werister coal mine) and the Isle of Man. Seven weeks later, she is heavily pregnant and she is in the displaced area where she reunites with her mother and brother. Leyna, shocked, stays still on the ground until an American soldier comes to take her. After a bombing by the Americans, he attempts to escape with Leyna but he is killed by his father. Lutz is also stationed at the camp as an SS guard. However, she gets sent to a Nazi labour camp where she must keep her pregnancy secret (as she is supposed to have been sterilized). Lutz is the son of a high ranking SS officer, and is initially an enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth.Īfter Leyna and Lutz fall in love, she becomes pregnant. The protagonist, Leyna, is portrayed as a German nationalist, and antisemitic. The film is a rite-of-passage story of a biracial teenage girl falling in love with a member of the Hitler Youth and struggling for survival in Nazi Germany.

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